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Colin Powell joins Google backer Kleiner Perkins

Colin Powell, the former US secretary of state, has joined Californian venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of the early investors in Google and still one of the internet search engine's largest shareholders.

Powell is already an investor in Kleiner Perkins funds and joins as a strategic limited partner, a role created specifically for him.

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